These pages are dedicated to the Men and Women of World War II.

North Carolinians Service Records
Taken from the Burlington, North Carolina Daily Times News
August 18, 1944 to September 4, 1944
This document contains statewide casualty lists along with items local to Alamance Cty

August 18, 1944

Casualties:

Corp. John R. Mann, USMCR, wounded, Arlan R. Mann, father, Pendleton

Pvt. Attie E. Morgan, USMC, wounded, Mrs. Alice Morgan, wife, N. Wilkesboro, 
Edward R. Morgan, father, Summerfield.

Corp. Ernest G. Postell, USMC, wounded, Thomas H. Postell, father, Andrews

Pfc. Ralph A. Robertson, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Ruth H. Robertson, wife, 13 
Burnetta Street, Canton

Pvt. Ignatius V. Schlosser, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Sue L. Schlosser, mother, 
310 Prescott St., Greensboro

Sgt. John H. White, USMCR, wounded, John C. White, father, Mocksville

Bronze Medals:

Lt. Col. Saxby Chaplin(?), Charlotte

Sgt. Joseph F. Baker, RFD 1, Youngsville

1st Lt. Richard H. Pope, Jr., Enfield

Warrant Officer (jg) Walter R. Pistole, Charlotte

Our Men in Service:

Pfc. John B. Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Kennedy of Alamance, entered 
service on May 30, 1943 and received basic training at Vancouver Barracks, 
Washington.  He was sent overseas in November and is now stationed 
somewhere in England. Before entering the service he was employed by the 
Standard Hosiery Company.

Aviation Cadet Lloyd Wilson Pritchett, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Pritchett, 
Sr., 704 W. Davis St., has reported at Carlsbad Army Air Field, Carlsbad, N.M. 
where he will receive advanced flight training in high level bombardiering and 
dead reckoning navigation.

1st Lt. Wade F. Lowe, with the Army Air Force in England has just been 
promoted to his current rank after completing 35 combat missions as pilot of 
a B-26 Marauder.  He has been awarded the Air Medal with seven clusters, 
the E.T.O. ribbon with two bronze stars and the Presidential Citation ribbon.  
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Lowe of Burlington and husband of the 
former Doris Wilson.  He has been overseas since March.

Benny J. Vaughn, Pharmacist Mate 3rd Class, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.F. Vaughn, 
518 Durham St., was inducted into the navy on May 10, 1943 and received
basic training at Bainbridge, Md.  He was then stationed at the Naval Air 
Station Hospital at Franklin Field, Va., where he and his wife, the former 
Audine Marie Andrews of Boomer now make their home.

Pfc. Willis R. Smith is serving with the infantry somewhere in France.  He 
entered the Army in August of 1943 and before going overseas in June was 
stationed at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.  His wife is the former Thomasine 
Teer, and is now living at 500 Maple Avenue.

Eardley Morris Blythe, Seaman 2nd Class, received boot training at Bainbridge, 
Md., and for the past several  months has been serving in the Pacific area.  His 
wife and sons reside with her parents at Hurdie’s Mills.

Aviation Cadet William R. Younger has just completed the Army’s primary flight 
training course at Thunderbird Field #1, Glendale, Az.  He is the son of Mrs. 
Louise Younger of Rte. 4, Burlington.  He was formerly employed at Rosenblooms.

Aviation Cadet James R. Garrison of Class 44-G received his wings this week 
after graduation ceremonies at Central Flying Training Command Advanced Pilot 
School at Moore Field, Tx.  He has been commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 
Army Air Force.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Garrison of Rte. 4, Burlington.

Pfc. Elmer E. Massey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Massey of Rte. 3, received 
his training at Camp Atterbury in Indiana and Camp Breckenridge, Ky.  He 
entered the service in October of 1942.  At the present time he is recuperating 
in a hospital in England after serving with the infantry in France where he was 
wounded and received the Purple Heart.

Mrs. Lucy Edmonds of Rte. 4, Burlington, received word from the War Department 
that her son, Tech. Sgt. Rex Edmonds was slightly wounded in France on July 7.  
He is now recuperating at a hospital in England.  He is with the U.S. Army and 
entered the service when the local unit of the National Guard was called to active 
duty before the war started.  He received his boot training at camps in South 
Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee and went overseas in Feb. of 1941.  A twin 
brother, Reo(?) is with the army in China and a sister Ruth is serving in the 
Women’s Auxiliary Corps at Ft. Jackson, S.C.

The Isley brothers were recently home on furlough, all of the Navy.  They are 
sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Isley of Mebane.  They are Lewis M. Isley, 
Seaman 2nd Class, who entered the Navy this year and is now stationed at 
Camp Peary, Va., where he is a member of the Selection Unit there.  He was 
formerly with the Fairchild Aircraft Corp.  J. William Isley, Seaman 2nd Class, 
entered the Navy in January, and received boot training at Bainbridge, Md.  
He made an excellent record in gunnery and was given the rank of 3rd Class 
Petty Officer.  He is now somewhere at sea.  He is the husband of Mrs. 
Carol Isley, formerly of this city.  Dewitt Isley, Mate 2nd Class, entered the 
Navy four years ago.  He received various medals for good conduct and 
actual combat duties, and is now stationed in Washington, D.C. where he 
received advanced training as a gunner.

Corp. Robert W. Ivey, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Ivey, 609 East Davis, was 
graduated last week from the Army Air Force Flexible Gunnery School, 
Laredo Army Air Field, Laredo, Texas, a member of the A.A.F. training command.

Pfc. William Gaston Warren, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Warren of Mebane 
was selected as “Best Basic Trainee” in a post wide weekly context being 
held at this southern army services training center to honor outstanding 
trainees recently.  Warren was sent to Mississippi Ordnance Plant from Ft. 
Bragg where he spent a year in personnel work.

John Richard Anderson, son of Mrs. Henry Anderson, Rte. 5, Burlington, has 
been in the Navy one year.  He received his basic training at Bainbridge, Md., 
and has been on duty aboard a destroyer since last February.

Pvt. James M. Riddle has been in the service for the past two years.  He 
received his basic training at Camp Stewart, Alabama and is now stationed 
in France.  He was formerly employed by the Burlington Mills.

Pvt. Forrest C. Hall recently spent a 13 day furlough with his wife the former 
Ruth Wagner and his parents Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Hall of Rte. 1, Burlington.  
He recently completed a course in celestial navigation at Chanute Field, 
Illinois and will be an instructor in the same thing at his new base at 
Muroc(?), Ca.

Paul McLendon Huffines, husband of Adele Comer Huffines, and son of Mrs. 
Laura Huffines and the late W.T. Huffines, 601 Church St., entered the Navy 
on May 18 and completed basic training on June 30 at Great Lakes, Ill.  
After spending several days at home he has been transferred to Shomemaker, Ca.

Aviation Cadet N. Warren Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nat Wilson of this 
city, has been transferred from Marianna, Florida to Maxwell Field, Alabama 
for pre-flight training with the Army Air Force.

Pvt. Frank W. Sutton and Ralph Lowe have returned after spending a ten 
day furlough with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Don Lowe and Mrs. and Mrs. 
C.H. Sutton, Elon College.  They completed their basic training at Parris 
Island, S.C. and are now stationed at Cherry Point.

Word has been received here by Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Burke of Rte 4 that their 
son Sgt. Lester H. Burke, has arrived safely in the Hawaiian Islands.  He 
received boot training at Tulsa, Oklahoma and was then transferred to 
Tyndall Field, Fla., after an instruction in aerial gunnery.  He received 
advanced training at Ft. Myers, Fla., and was then sent to San Francisco.

Charles W. Howerton, Jr., Seaman 2nd Class, entered the Navy on May 
18 and received his basic training at Great Lakes, Ill.  He is now receiving 
amphibious training at San Diego.  He is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. 
C.V. Howerton of Anthony St.

Pfc. Lonnie E. Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson of Rte. 
1, Graham, entered the service in January of 1943 and received his basic 
training at Keesler Field, Mississippi, Great Bend, Kansas and Wyoming.  
He has been in England since November of 1943.  His wife is the former 
Nellie Long and resides on Maple Avenue with her parents.

Oliver Wilton Holmes, H.A. 1st Class, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. 
Homes, Jr., Rte. 1, Graham, entered the service on April 8, 1943 and 
received boot training at Bainbridge, mc.  He was later sent to New River 
and overseas in February.  He is now serving somewhere in the South 
Pacific.  His wife, the former Frances Long, and son are making their 
home with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Long of Maple Avenue.

Sgt. Thomas Adams of Graham, husband of Mrs. Beverly James Adams, 
is now stationed somewhere in New Guinea with the Army Engineers.  He 
entered the service in September of 1942.  He completed boot training at 
Camp Shelby, Mississippi and was stationed at Camp Pickett, Va.  He 
was awarded the Good Conduct Medal before going overseas.

Pvt. Billy Adams of the Marine Corps completed basic training at Parris
 Island, S.C. and is now stationed at the Naval Air Base, Richmond, Florida.  
He entered the service in May.

They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Adams of Graham.

John A. Cobb, Seaman 2nd Class, recently spent a furlough with his mother, 
Mrs. Luther Roach of Maple Avenue, Extension.  He entered the service on 
May 18 and received basic training at Camp Peary, Va.  He is now stationed 
at New York.  Before entering the service he was employed at the Plaid Mill.

Mrs. Myrtle Barrett Heath has received word that her husband Tech. Corp. 
Robert W. heath has arrived safely somewhere in England.  He was inducted 
into the Army on May 24, 1943 and received boot training at Camp Van Dorn, 
Mississippi.  Before entering the service, he was employed at Celenese 
Lause Corp. and a local taxi driver.  He is the son of A.V. Heath of 
Gibsonville and is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Barrett.

Pvt. Monroe McGuire of the USMC is stationed somewhere in the Pacific.  
He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Riley McGuire of Graham.  
He entered the service in April, and received boot training at Parris Island, 
S.C.  He was then stationed at Camp Lejeune and San Diego, Ca., before 
being assigned to overseas duty.  His wife and children are residing with 
her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Whitfield in Graham.  Before entering the 
service he was employed by Mobey and Wood Plumbing and Heating 
Co. of Hampton, Va.

James V. Ashworth, Seaman 2nd Class, entered the Navy on April 4 and r
eceived boot training at Camp Peary, Va., and recently spent a ten day 
furlough with his wife the former Mildred McKinney and daughter Glenda.  
He is now stationed at Norfolk, Va. In gunnery school.

August 19, 1944

Our Men In Service:

Pvt. Clay F. Barrett, U.S. Army, volunteered for service December 14, 1942 
and is now undergoing training at Camp Shelby, Miss., where he is 
connected with the medical detachment.  Before entering the service 
he was a local taxi driver.  He is the husband of Opal Tickle Barrett.

Pvt. J.B. Barrett, U.S. Army, entered the service on March 16, 1943, 
and received training at Camp Claiborne, La.  He is with the Engineers 
and has been in England since June of 1943.

Pfc. Don C. Barrett, USMC, entered the service on Sept. 9, 1942 and 
received his training at Parris Island, S.C. and New River, N.C.  He has 
been in the southwest Pacific area for the past 19 months.  He is the 
husband of Lena Quesenberry Barrett.

Pfc. John H. Bonds, son of Mrs. Mary T. Bonds, Sidney road, Graham, 
entered the service on Feb. 19, 1942 and received basic training at Ft. 
Jackson, S.C.  He was reported wounded in action on June 24 in 
France after arriving in England on June 9.  He is with the medical 
corps attached to the infantry.  His mother was sent his Purple Heart.  
He is at present in a hospital in England.

Pfc. Irving W. Mumford, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving W. Mumford, Sr., 
513 Church St., veteran of two years combat in the South Pacific with
the 1st Marine Division, is at home for a well earned thirty day furlough 
with his parents.  He fought in the first American offensive of the war at 
Guadalcanal.  Later he helped the 1st Marine Division drive the 
Japanese from Cape Glouscester.

Tech. Sgt. Les R. Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bennett has had 
the 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster to the previously awarded Air Medal for 
meritorious achievement while participating in aerial fighting against 
the enemy.  He has been overseas since April and is an engineer and 
top turret gunner in a Liberator heavy bombardment unit.  He has flown 
44 missions over such targets as Toulon, Weiner Neustadt and the 
Ploesti Oil Fields.

Pfc. Raleigh Rudd entered the service in October of 1942 and received 
his boot training at Camp Blanding, Fla.  He arrived in England in 
February and is now serving in France.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 
W.J. Rudd of Yanceyville.

Pvt. Delbert Florence entered the service on Feb. 1, 1943 and has 
been stationed at Ft. Bragg and Camp Howze, Texas.  He has been 
overseas since October of 1943 and is now on New Britain Island.

Millard E. Florence, 21, Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class, USNR, was a 
member of the U.S. Naval crew in the American assault forces which 
invaded France.  He saw previous action in Africa, Sicily, and Italy and 
was promoted from Seaman 1st Class to his present rank.   He has 
received the E.T.O. bar with four stars and the A.F.O. bar.

Samuel Florence, brother of Delbert and Millard, was killed in action in Italy.

Pfc. Henry C. Cable, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Cable, was graduated last 
week from the Army Air Force’s Flexible Gunnery School Loredo, Army 
Air Force Field, Laredo, Texas, a member of the A.A.F. training command.  
He is now qualified to take his place as a member of a bomber combat crew.

Advancing in rating to Coxswain for Paul Lee Smotherly, Haw River, has 
been announced.  In eight months at sea as a member of a navy gun 
crew on a merchant ship, he has visited ports in England, Scotland, 
Wales and the West Indies.  He entered the Navy on June 24, 1943.  
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Smotherly of Haw River.

Everett Qualls entered the service on May 10, 1942 and received basic 
training in Miami, Florida.  He is now stationed at Puerto Rico and was 
recently promoted to Corporal having received two promotions in one 
month.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Qualls and was a student 
at Elon College when he went into the service.

Corp. Grady M. Fogelman of this city who has been serving as an 
airplane mechanic in England for the past two years, has received a 
letter from a brigadier general highly praising him for his good work as a 
ground crew worker.  He is also wearing the Good Conduct Medal and 
the Presidential Citation ribbon.  Before going into the service he was 
employed at the E.M. Holt Plaid Mills.  He is the son of D.C. 
Fogelman of near Liberty.

Word has been received here by Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Capps of Rte. 6, 
that their son Corp. Dewey L. Capps, Jr., has been wounded in action in France.

Staff Sgt. Delbert Browning, husband of the former Hazel Bondurant 
and son of Mrs. Rose Browning has been overseas since February.  
He is now in France and has written his wife of his exposure in the 
fox holes of France.  His wife and daughter Rosemary reside here.

Tech. Sgt. Howard C. Barnhardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gurley Barnhardt, 
serving as a gunner on a B-24 Liberator, has been awarded the Bronze 
Oak Leaf Cluster for the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in aerial 
flight while participating in sustained operational activities against the 
enemy.  He was employed as a meat clerk for the A & P stores before 
entering the service on Feb. 20, 1942.

Word has been received by Mrs. C.W. Goss, the former Hazel Austin, 
that her husband, Staff Sgt. G.W. Goss has been promoted to his 
present rating.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Goss and entered 
the service on Nov. 2, 1943.  He received boot training at Camp Wheeler, 
Ga., and at Ft. George Meade, Maryland.  Since that time he has been 
stationed in England and is now somewhere in France with the infantry.  
Prior to entering the service he was employed with Associate Transport,
Inc.  His wife and son reside here.

Staff Sgt. Marvin C. Pickard, stationed somewhere in Italy, has been 
awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded in action. He has been 
overseas for the past 14 months.  He is the son of Mrs. Berta Pickard 
and the husband of Mrs. Edna Pickard.

Staff Sgt. George C. Dalton, husband of Mrs. Mary W. Dalton, lower ball 
gunner of the B-24 Liberator “Patsy jack” has received the Air Medal at 
his base in Italy for meritorious achievement in aerial flight in sustained 
operational activities against the enemy.  He received his gunner’s 
wing at Tyndell Field Gunnery School, Florida.  Prior to his enlistment 
in November of 1942, he was a loom fixer for the Plaid Mills.

Onnie B. Laughon, Pharmacist Mate 3rd Class, whose wife and daughter 
reside at 605 North Main St., is preparing for duty with the amphibious 
forces aboard one of the biggest ships in the Navy’s invasion fleet.

Mrs. N.D. Vaughn has received word from the War Department that Pvt. 
Bryant W. Vaughn was wounded in France on July 28.  He is in a hospital 
in England.  He entered the service in February of 1940 and was stationed 
at several camps throughout the U.S. before going overseas in March of 
this year.

Seaman 2nd Class F. Kenneth Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.K. Smith of 
Mebane, recently had a furlough home.  He volunteered for service in the 
Naval Air Corps on January 20 and is now stationed in Cecil Field, 
Jacksonville, Fla.

Student Officer Marshall P. Durham, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Durham 
has reported to the Army Air Force Training Command Advanced Flying 
School at Altus Army Air Field, Altus, Oklahoma.

Pvt. Perry E. Adams recently completed an orientation course designed 
to bridge the gap between training in the States and combat soldiering 
against the enemy in France.  He is a former full fashion knitter with May
McEwen Kaiser Co.

Capt. James E. Moore is now on duty with a portable surgical hospital of 
advanced base service command in the southwest Pacific.  He has been 
awarded a battle star to wear on his Asiatic-Pacific Theater ribbon for the 
campaign of Bougainville.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Moore, 405 
Sidney Avenue, and entered the service in July of 1942 and went overseas 
in November of 1943.  He completed boot training at Camp Grant, Illinois 
and was transferred to Camp Carson, Colorado where he joined his present 
organization.

Sgt. John P. Loy, Jr., husband of Mrs. Nellie Lee Loy, recently completed 
an orientation course designed to bridge the gap between the training in 
the States and combat soldiering against the enemy in France.

Corp. Ezekiel L. Hilliard, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Hilliard, Rte. 5, Burlington, 
is serving overseas with the Ninth Air Force, serving somewhere in the 
European theater of operations.

Tech. Sgt. Thomas E. Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.S. Wright of Elon 
College, formerly employed at City Drug Co., has been decorated with 
the Air Medal at the 8th Air Force Bomber Station in England.  He is a 
radio operator on the flying fortress “Dough Deal”.

Pvt. Grover C. Hill, Jr., entered the service on March 17 and received boot 
training at Camp Fanning, Texas.  He recently spent a 12 day furlough 
here with his parents Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Hill and wife Mrs. Delores Hill 
and two children who reside at Altamahaw.

Promotion of corp. Vernon L. Ross of Special Training Unit Reception 
Center, Ft. Bragg, to the rank of Sergeant has been announced.  He is 
the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lee Ross of Altamahaw.

Corp. James O. (or C.?) Haywood, son of Mrs. Flora Haywood of 
Graham, completed basic training and graduated from the Army Air 
Force Training Command School at Chanute Field, Illinois.  He is 
receiving instruction in electronics.

Lt. James P. Hogan recently spent a ten day furlough with his parents 
Mr. and Mrs. G.T. Hogan, 102 Fisher St.  He received his commission 
and the silver wings as a pilot at Turner Field, Albany, Georgia on August 
4,  He has reported to Columbia, S.C. for further training.

August 21, 1944


Corp. King D. Key, wounded (previously reported wounded on Naval 
casualty list 2-9-44), Mrs. King D. Key, wife, 1104 Henshaw St., N. 
Wilkesboro

Pfc. Robert B. Kilby, USMC, wounded, Mrs. Willina(?) I. Kilby, mother, Hickory

Pfc. Freddie L. King, USMC, wounded, Mrs. Freddie King, wife, 1108 Mark St., Raleigh

Pfc. Colon A. Pinkerton, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Edna Pinkerton, mother, Franklinton

Pfc. Ralph L. Pritchard, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Emma P. Pritchard, mother, Shelby

Pfc. James R. Ralston, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Marie C. Palmer, mother, Asheville

Pvc. Theodore M. Roberson, USMCR, wounded, (previously reported 
wounded on casualty list of 1-21-44), Mrs. Theodore M. Roberson, wife, 
N. Wilkesboro, C. Roberson, father, Oakwoods

S1C James Luther Rollins, USNR, wounded, Mrs. Flossie Collins, wife, 
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Jack Rollins, parents, 261 Salisbury St., Wadesboro

S1C Clyde Wilbur Sides, USNR, wounded, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Robert 
Lee Sides, parents, Rockwell

MMM1C Milton Levich Smith, USNR, wounded, Mrs. Katherine S. Smith, 
wife, 1421 Westmoreland, Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee Smith, 
parents, Felston

Pfc. John W. Thomas, USMC, wounded, Frank Thomas, father, 1605 
Cedar St., Roanoke Rapids

B12C Darrell Justin Wilson, USNR, missing, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Dewey 
Wilson, 129 Moore St., Avondale

S/Sgt. Richard C. Graham of Haw River has apparently undergone an 
unusual experience in France and England according to information 
received by his wife at home who learned this week that he was back
with his forces after being missing in action a month.  Sgt. Graham is a 
veteran soldier having served in the army eight years but on July 1 the 
War Department notified Mrs. Graham that her husband was missing 
in action in France.  No further information was received until this week 
when a letter dated Aug. 12 was received from Sgt. Graham himself 
advising that he had been in a German hospital but was back in 
England and ready for combat.  Mrs. Graham cannot figure out the 
connection link and her husband did not disclose any details.

The Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to Captain James 
T. Johnson, 2906 Market Street, Wilmington and 1st Lt. Fred W. 
Shu of Charlotte.  Both men are members of the U.S.A. 12th Air Force.

August 23, 1944

Wounded in Action:

In the European Area:

Pvt. Kelly E. Ammons, Mrs. Virginia V. Ammons, mother, Rte. 1, Clinton

Pfc. Hobert L. Barefoot, John R. Barefoot, brother, Rte. 2, Benson

Pvt. Gelmone M. Calloway, Mrs. Lottie E. Calloway, wife, North Flint St., Lincolnton

Pfc. Vernon H. Cline, Zinnie W. Cline, father, Long Island

Pvt. Robert Covington, William E. Covington, father, 220 2nd St., Hamlet

Corp. Raymond F. Crane, Mrs. Rachel A. Crane, wife, 1502 W. 5th St., Gastonia

Pvt. Caner G. Davis, Mrs. Pearlie S. Davis, mother, Rte. 2, Roaring Rivers

Pvt. Elmer Davis, Mrs. Vian D. Dockery, sister, Hot Springs

Pfc. James A. Davis, Mrs. Meta M. Davis, mother, Rte. 1, St. Pauls

Pfc. William T. Dean, Elmer A. Dean, father, 1070 Haywood Rd., Asheville

T5 William M. Dixon, Mrs. Dessie S. Dixon, mother, Rte. 2, Kings Mountain

Pvt. William D. Edwards, Mrs. William D. Edwards, wife, Wilson St., Pomona

T/Sgt. Clyde R. Ford, Mrs. Clyde R. ford, wife, 3217 Westley Ave., Charlotte

Pvt. Jacob L. Hodges, George W. Hodges, father, Riplett

T/Sgt. James E. Huntly, Mrs. Dessie B. Huntly, mother, 202 E. Morehead St., Charlotte

Pfc. James M. Leary, Richard R. Leary, father, Windsor

1st Lt. William F. Lowry, Mrs. Margaret J. Lowry, wife, 2320 Mecklenburg Avenue, Charlotte

M/Sgt Kenneth C. Mabuary, Mrs. Eva Mabuary, wife, Henderson

Pfc. Alex L. Maness, Mrs. Zulu B. Maness, mother, Pinehurst

Pfc. Archie F. McNeil, Mrs. Nora c. McNeil, mother, 305 4th St., N. Wilkesboro

1st Lt. William L. Mills, Jr., William L. Mills, father, Kannapolis Road, Concord

Pvt. James B. Mitchell, Mrs. Rose M. Stoner, mother, 1903 N. Main, High Point

Pvt. John K. Patterson, Mrs. Ellen Patterson, mother, Rte. 1, Orrum

S/Sgt. Graham Pearce, Mrs. Theron Martin, Sr., sister, Eagle Rock

Pvt. Allay R. Peck, Mrs. Martha W. Peck (no relation shown), Gneiss

Pvt. Grover L. Penland, Mrs. Lila Penland, mother, Rte. 1, Marshall

Pvt. Thomas G. Pugh, Mrs. Cordelia M. Pugh, mother, Topis

S/Sgt. Robert W. Ramsey, Mrs. Margaret E. Ramsey, mother, Leland

Pvt. Clyde H. Rhodes, Mrs. Jennie C. Rhodes, mother, Rte. 1, Culberson

Pfc. Glenn D. Ross, Mrs. Queenie V. Ross, mother, N. Wilkesboro

Pfc. William G. Shaw, Mrs. Mona B. Shaw, wife, 210 S. Caldwell St., Salisbury

Pvt. Mack L. Smith, Mrs. Minnie B. Smith, mother, Rte. 2, Brevard

T5 Robert Smith, Mrs. Tlitha A. Smith, mother, Rte. 2, Kings Mountain

Pfc. Thomas L. Stallings, Mrs. Sarah E. Helton, mother, Rte. 3, Hickory

Pfc. Winfred L. Stinson, Mrs. Leona Allred Stinson, mother, Rte. 6, Burlington

T/4 Elbert J. Sult, Mrs. Hazel Sult, wife, 1104 Desmond, Kinston

Pvt. Herbert H. Tate, Mrs. O’Bera B. Tate, mother, Rte. 2, Waynesville

Pvt. Doyt L.R. Taylor, Mrs. Mamie D. Taylor, mother, Rte. 1, Kings Mountain

S/Sgt. William L. Thomas, Mrs. Esther E. Thomas, mother, 236 College St., Oxford

Pfc. Audy F. Wade, Mrs. Margie M. Wade, wife, Creston

Pvt. James D. Watkins, Mrs. Cleo Watkins, wife, 806 Shepard St., Morehead City

Pfc. Joseph  J. Watkins, Mrs. Irene Taylor, mother, Rte. 1, Pink Hill

Pvt. Murry West, Mrs. Etta P. West, mother, 312 S. Sunset, Raleigh

Pfc. Charles E. Yorke, Larry A. Yorke, father, 307 N. Ridge Ave., Kannapolis

In the Mediterranean:

Pvt. Calvin J. Bowman, Mrs. Darasilla N. Bowman, mother, Rte. 4, Mt. Airy

S/Sgt Harry W. Douglass, Mrs. Ann Douglass, mother, 1924 St. Mary Street, Raleigh

S/Sgt. Handson G. Murry, Mrs. Hope K. Murry, mother, Rte. 3, Kinston

Pvt. Jack C. Swett, Mrs. Alice P. Swett, mother, 429 East 11th St., Charlotte

Navy Casualties:

Pfc. James B. Andrews, USMC, dead, (previously reported on 
casualty list of 1-24-44), Cal H. Andrews, father, Ash

Corp. Robert M. Byrd, USMCR, dead, Mrs. Lucretia Byrd, mother, Mt. Gilead

Pfc. Sidney L. Cannon, USMC, dead, Mrs. Almeda C. Cannon, mother, Lenoir

Pfc. Precaulo(?) N. Clause, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Addie Clause, mother, Ellijay

Sgt. Desmond J. Dougan, USMC, dead, Mrs. Desmond J. Dougan, 
wife, 810 N. Queens St., Kinston

S1C Bill Fleming, USN, wounded, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Fleming, parents, Old Fort

Pfc. James T. Grigg, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. James Grigg, wife, Shelby

S1C Berlin(?) Werth Hilton, USCG, dead, Amos Wilburn Hilton, father, Vale

Pfc. Winfred D. Hinnant, USMCR, wounded, Philip H. Hinnant, 
brother, 1428 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

AF2C Jaspar Roy Phillips, USNR, missing, Mrs. Clarabel Louise 
Phillips, wife, USN Air Station, Weeksville, Elizabeth City

Com. William Paul Stephens, Medical Corps USN, wounded, Mrs. 
Hilda Spears Stephens, wife, Semora

Pfc. Harry T. Usher, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Harry T. Usher, wife, Silver City

Pfc. John R. Waters, USMCR, wounded, Joe L. Waters, brother, Hillsboro

Corp. Robert L. Williams, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Esther Williams, 
(no relation given), Biscoe

Lt. Col. Edgar C. Doleman(?) Dahman(?), infantry, RFD4, Hendersonville, 
has been awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star

August 24, 1944

Pfc. James O. Jordan of Troy, N.C. has been awarded the Silver Star for
 gallantry in action on the 5th Army front in Italy.  Jordan, an automatic 
rifleman in the 80th “Custer” Infantry Division, killed six Germans from a 
position in the middle of the street.  His unit was cleaning out snipers and 
machine gunners in the town.  The citation read “Jordan, by his cool and 
spontaneous act, saved the lives of many of his comrades, “reflecting 
great credit on himself and the military service.”

August 25, 1944

Wounded in Action:

In the European Area:

1st Lt. Robert L. Bolick, Mrs. Margaret D. Bolick, wife, Hickory

T/4 Albert J. Booth, Mrs. Beatrice A. Booth, wife, Rte. 1, Louisburg

Pfc. Charles H. Brandon, Mrs. Pearl L. Brandon, mother, Rte. 3, Gastonia

S/Sgt. Calvin T. Bullard, Daniel Bullard, father, Parkton

Pvt. Hoyt W. Carter, Mrs. Velma L. Carter, wife, 512 S. Trenton St., Gastonia

Pfc. John K. Carver, Mrs. Rachel H. Carver, wife, Canton

Pfc. James A. Clark, Mrs. Alice Clark, mother, 328 Catherine Creed Rd., Ahoskie(?)

5/T Voyle V. Conrad, Mrs. Flossie M. Conrad, Mother, Lewisville

Pvt. Raymond Curry, Mrs. Laura E. Curry, wife, 1318 Dock St., Wilmington

Pvt. Leander L. Drake, Otis M. Drake, father, Rte. 5, Hendersonville

Pvt. James E. Ferrell, Mrs. Grace B. Ferrell, mother, Burgaw

William B. Finlayson, Barney H. Finlayson, father, 1409 Plaza, Charlotte

Pvt. Grady R. Fish, James M. Fish, father, Rte. 3, Lincolnton

Pvt. John T. Fulcher, Mrs. Lillie M. Cruthis, mother, Rte. 3, High Point

Pvt. Roy L. Garris, Mrs. Jane L. Garris, wife, North Wilkesboro

Pvt. William M. Garris, Mrs. Lizzie J. Garris, mother, 415 East 23rd St., Charlotte

Pfc. Lane S. Gilbert, Mrs. Margard J. Sherrill, grandmother, 
1400 Battleground Avenue, Greensboro

Pvt. Ambrose M. Handy, Mrs. Hazel Q. Handy,  wife, Radical (Wilkes Co.)

Pfc. Harvey R. Hartman, Mrs. Clara Hartman, mother, Advance

Pvt. Rayvon Hearne, Arthur Hearne, father, Albemarle

S/Sgt. Bernard E. Huddy, Christine M. Huddy, wife, Middlesex

Pfc. Virgil C. Kiser, George W. Gross, uncle, Rte. 1, Hickory

Pvt. Eston E. Lee, Preston D. Lee, father, Rte. 2, Smithfield

Pvt. John F. Lefler, Jr., John F. Lefler, father, Ansonville

Sgt. Charles A. Lentz, Mrs. Mildred A. Lentz, wife, Rte. 1, Concord

Pvt. John A. Lewis, Mrs. Geneva C. Lewis, mother, Rte. 1, Rocky Point

Pfc. William J. Lowery, Mrs. Ioa F. Lowery, mother, Patterson Springs

Pfc. James H. McClees, Mrs. Laura W. McClees, mother, Columbia

Chief Warrant Officer Thomas E. McKnight, Mrs. Margaret Taylor 
McKnight, wife, Rte. 2, Greensboro

Pfc. Ray Moore, John L. Moore, father, Waterville

Sgt. Ernest G. Potter, Lloyd S. Potter, father, Smithfield

Pvt. Ike F. Price, Mrs. Mary A. Messer, sister, Rte. 1, Bessmer City

Pvt. Jessie C. Pugh, Mrs. Claudia M. Pugh, mother, 1105 S. 11th St., Wilmington

Pvt. Steve B. Rogers, Mrs. Mary McCall Rogers, mother, Rte. 2, Greensboro

T/Sgt. Andrew Snow, Mrs. Millie Snow, mother, Rte. 1, Elkin

Pvt. Otis A. Vernon, Mrs. Mary E. Vernon, mother, Rte. 5, Mt. Airy

Pfc. Julian H. Wade, Mrs. Nellie L. Wade, mother, 1110 Arendale St., Morehead City

Mediterranean Area:

Pvt. James E. Ruie, Robert Ruie, father, Rte. 6, Fayetteville

Pvt. Lewis E. Coghill, Mrs. Mary E. Coghill, mother, Rte. 1, Candler

Pfc. Luther Dawson, Mrs. Maggie G. Dawson, mother, 212 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville

Pfc. Ralph H. Francis, Mrs. Annie L. Francis, mother, Spindale

Pvt. John C. Hicks, John W. Hicks, father, 1511 East 24th Street, Winston-Salem

Pfc. William E. Jackson, Mrs. Dannie B. Johnson, mother, Rte. 3, Dunn

Pvt. Walter B. Mulkey, Rte. 3, Murphy

Sgt. Jack D. Paris, Mrs. Myrl Paris, mother, Rte. 2, Guilford College

Pfc. William C. Stalcup, Mrs. Mattie E. Stalcup, mother, Rte. 2, Murphy

Pvt. James L. Stephens, Mrs. Wilmer Stephens, mother, Wadesboro

T/5 George E. Stilley, Mrs. George E. Stilley, wife, 525 East Council St., Salisbury

Casualties:

Sgt. Thad Q. Lewis, USMC, dead, Mrs. Edith O. Lewis, mother, Contoe

Pfc. William E. Lewter, USMCR, wounded, Edgar T. Lewter, father, Conway

Pfc. Paul F. Marley, USMC wounded (previously reported wounded 
on report of Navy casualties for 4-6-44), Mrs. Edwin C. Marley, 
mother, Ramseur

Pfc. Charles W. Stedman, USMC, wounded, James Stedman, 
brother, Mt. Orphenze, Black Mountain, Addie Glover, aunt, Hundsonville

Pfc. William T. Stroud, USMC, wounded Matthew Stroud, father, Forest City

Pvt. Clyde A. Walters, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Olive E. Walters, 323 B Street, Fayetteville

August 25, 1944

Pvt. Francie N. Perkins of this city who has been missing in action in 
France several weeks was killed in combat on June 18, the War 
Department advised his wife, Mrs. Estella Fuquay Perkins this week.  
He is survived by his wife and two daughters Sandra and Brenda, both 
of whom are at home at Kernodle Drive and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 
George Perkins of Reidsville and one sister Mrs. Ira Thomas also of Reidsville.


Our Men and Women in Service:

Corp. Graham Kernodle entered the service of the Army Air Corps on 
Nov. 3, 1942 and has been stationed at Ft. Myers, Fla., ever since.

Pfc. Raymond Kernodle was inducted into the Army Engineers October 
1, 1941 and was sent to northern Ireland in May of 1942 and was with the 
first troops landed in North Africa in November of 1942.  He served at 
Salerno, Italy in November of 1942 and is now stationed with the Fifth 
Army in Italy.

Pfc. Donald Kernodle entered the Army on Jan. 15, 1943 and was sent to 
Africa last September.  He has been in Italy since the first of July of this year.

All three boys are sons of Mr. and Mrs. W.G. Kernodle of Rte. 2, Burlington

Pfc. Peter A. Gillespie entered the Marine Corps. On Jan. 2, 1944 and 
received boot training at Parris Island, S.C., where he is now stationed.  
He is the son of the former Miss Dollie V. Dean and the son of Mrs. C.L. 
Gillespie of Graham.

2nd Lt. Clarence G. Haynes son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Haynes 
and Pfc. James E. Frazier, husband of Mrs. Ava Mae Frazier of Swepsonville, 
recently completed an orientation course designed to bridge the gap between 
training in the States and combat soldiering against the enemy in France.  
They are stationed at an Air Service Command Station in England.  Lt. 
Haynes was formerly employed as a draftsman computer by the Olsen and 
Dietrich architectural engineers in Raleigh.  Pfc. Frazier was formerly 
employed by Virginia Mills in Swepsonville.

Bynum R. Tuttle, W.T. 2nd Class, son of Mrs. Daisy of Rte. 1, Graham, 
received his basic training at Norfolk, Va., and is now stationed in San 
Francisco, Ca.

George Edwin Wright, Seaman 1st Class, entered the service on July 30, 
1943 and took his basic training at the U.S. Naval Station at Farragut, Idaho.  
He is now stationed at Hawthorne, Nev.  He is the nephew of Miss Josephine 
Wright of Burlington.

William A. Wright entered the service in November of 1943 and is now with 
the U.S. Reserve Coast Guard.  He is stationed in Hollywood, Ca., where 
he is working as an electrician in one of the studios.  He is the nephew of 
Miss Josephine Wright of Burlington.

Mrs. Rachel L. Cooper of this city left Aug. 11 for the Air W.A.C.S. and will 
take her basic training at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.  She will later be stationed at 
Miami, Florida.  Before joining the Air WACS she was employed with 
Fairchild Aircraft Corp.

Pvt. James V. Keck returned to Shaffee, Ark., after spending a 14 day 
furlough here with his wife Mrs. Lucille Keck and daughter of 203 Fix St.  
He received his boot training at Ft. Knox, Ky., after which he was 
transferred to Shaffee, Ark.  He is a 75 mm. gunner on a medium tank.

Cpl. Thomas W. Coble has returned to camp after spending a 12 day 
furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. T.W. Coble, 352 Mill St., Graham. 
He is now stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss., with the medical detachment 
of the anti aircraft.

Cpl. Milton C. Loy, Jr., is now stationed in the statistical department of the 
Army Air Forces in Washington, D.C.  He received his training at Randolph 
Field, Tx.

Richard W. Loy, Seaman 2nd Class is in radio school at Bainbridge, Md. 
He received his basic training at Camp Peary, Va.

Both are sons of M.C. Loy, Sr.

Pvt. Jesse V. Overman entered the service in March and received basic
 training at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and is now stationed at Ft. Bragg.

S/Sgt. John Henry Overman who is stationed somewhere in France went 
overseas in January of this year.  Before going to France he was stationed 
in England.  He is the husband of the former Margery Stevenson who 
resides in Liberty with their daughter. 

They are both the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Overman of 306 Sidney Avenue.

Marry Ella Watson, Seaman 2nd Class has returned to her base at Lake 
City, Fla., after spending a few days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.W.
Watson.  She received her training at Hunter College, N.Y.

Jack A. Watson, Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class, is stationed somewhere in the 
Pacific.  He entered the service in April of 1943 and received training at 
Bainbridge, Mc.

James H. Watson, Seaman 2nd Class is at present on sea duty.  He 
entered the service in Jan., of 1944 and received boot training at Bainbridge, Md.

All are the children of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Watson of Burlington.

Word was received here August 2 by Mrs. Thomas E. McKeel that her 
son Pfc. Thomas E. McKeel, Jr., was missing in action in France.  On 
Wednesday, Aug. 23 she received a cablegram from her son through the 
international code that “everything was all well and safe.”

Pvt. E.C. Rumbley, Jr., is at home with his wife at 304 Morehead St., after 
having served for the past 15 ½ months overseas.  He entered the service 
on Sept. 29, 1942 and received basic training at Camp Hulen(?), Texas.  
He arrived in North Africa in April of 1943 and has been serving with the 
Fifth Army in Italy.  His wife is the former Ruth Hughes.  He is the son of 
E.C. Rumbley, clerk at the Elon College Post Office.

Pfc. Frank R. Henderson, Jr., and wife have returned to Macon, Ga., 
after spending a 15 day furlough with their parents.  He is the son of Mr. 
and Mrs. F.R. Henderson of Rte. 1, Graham.  Prior to enlisting in the 
service on Oct. 30, 1942, he was employed by Graham Full Fashion 
Hosiery Co.  He has been stationed at Cochrane Army Air Field since 
entering the service and attended Military Police School for one month 
at Barksdale Field, La.

August 26, 1944

Somewhere in the South Pacific—Lt. general George C. Kenney, 
Commander of the Allied Far Easter Air Force has awarded a bronze 
oak leaf cluster to the Air Medal to:
S/Sgt. William T. Knight of Madison, N.C.
T/Sgt. Raymond O. Briggs of Lexington, N.C.
1st Lt. William D. Frazier, Jr., of Liberty, N.C.

T/Sgt. Robert E. Walker of Walkerton, N.C. was awarded a 2nd bronze 
oak leaf cluster to the Air Medal.

The awards were made for “meritorious achievement in sustaining 
operational flight missions in the southwest Pacific area”. These 
missions consisted of bombing operations against enemy airdromes 
and installations and attacks on enemy naval vessels and shipping.

Our Men and Women in Service:

Mrs. Lloyd Way of Graham has received word that her husband Sgt. 
Lloyd Way has been wounded in action and is now in a hospital in 
England.  He entered the service in 1940 and received his basic training 
at Ft. Jackson, S.C.  He was then sent to Camp Blanding, Fla. And to 
Camp Atterbury, Ind., before going overseas.  He is the son of Mr. and 
Mrs. A.M. Way of Graham.

Mrs. Gena Keenan of 503 Cameron St., received the Purple Heart which 
was awarded to her husband Pfc. Robert J. Keenan for wounds received 
in the battle of Cassino last April.  He has recovered and is now back on 
duty with the Fifth Army in Italy.

Averett Turner, Carpenter’s Mate 3rd Class, is preparing for duty with the 
amphibious forced aboard an LST of the biggest ships in the Navy’s 
invasion fleet.  He has been assigned to the crew of an LST at the 
Amphibious Training Base at Bradford, Va.

Robert E. Culberson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Culberson of Snow Camp 
graduated from Sylvan High School in May of 1943 and entered the service 
in July of the same year.  He received basic training in Virginia and then 
was sent to Maine and California.  He is now a 1st Class Seaman stationed 
in Hawaii.

Pfc. Dewey L. Blackman of Haw river entered the Army in December of 
1943 and completed boot training at Camp Shelby, Miss., where he is 
now stationed.

Fletcher C. Carter, Seaman 2nd Class, has returned to Boston, Mass., 
after an eight day furlough with his wife, the former Kathleen Blackman 
and son and his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Carter, all of Graham.  He 
received his basic training at Bainbridge, Md., after entering the Navy Feb. 
22 and is now serving with a destroyer escort.

Word has been received here by Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Bennett that their son 
T/Sgt. Lee R. Bennett who has been missing in action since Aug. 7 is
reported well and safe.

William Walter Brown II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Brown of 638 
Fountain Place has been accepted for the Army Air Force Reserves.  
He was sworn into the Reserve on Tuesday, Aug. 23 in Durham and 
will be called into active duty for combat crew training in the fall.

Pvt. Thomas A. Bivens, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Bivens, 804 North 
Main St., was recently graduated from the armored school at Ft. Knox, 
Ky., in a class of qualified automotive mechanics.

Aviation Cadet Clarence C. Matkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lenial G. 
Matkins, 120 Summit Avenue, has arrived at the Garden City, Army 
Air Field, Garden City, Kansas for the second phase of instruction.  
He completed elementary flight training at Stamford, Tx.

Corp. Eugene Goodes, son of A. Goodes, has completed training and 
been graduated from a school of the Army Air Force Training Command 
at Chanute Field, Illinois.  While attending school he received instruction 
in electronics and in various technical operations vital to the maintenance 
of the country’s fighting planes.

Claude C. Ward, Rte. 2, Burlington, has been promoted from Corporal 
to Sergeant at the New Castle Army Air Base, Wilmington, Delaware.  
He is attached to the Second Ferrying Group Headquarters Squadron, 
Ferry Division, Air Transport Command.

Corp. George P. Thompson, son of Mrs. K.L. Thompson, 301 Ireland St., 
recently completed an orientation course designed to bridge the gap 
between training in the States and combat against the enemy in France.

Second Lt. John F. Thompson, Jr., has been decorated with a second 
Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for “meritorious achievement” on a 
B-17 Flying Fortress bombing attacks on enemy Europe.  A bombardier, 
he is a veteran of 13 combat missions.  Before entering the Army on July 
8, 1942, he worked for Moss Hosiery Co.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 
John F. Thompson, Sr.

Sgt. Cecil May recently spent a 14 day furlough here with his parents Mr. 
and Mrs. C.E. May of Alamance.  He has returned to Camp Barkley, Tx., 
to resume his duties with the armored force where he is a tank driver.  He 
was inducted into the service at Ft. Bragg on Oct. 20, 1942 and was 
stationed at Camp Campbell, Ky.  Prior to entering the service he was 
employed by the Standard Hosiery Co. of Alamance.

Mrs. Dexter Brown has received word that her husband S/Sgt. Brown 
was wounded in action July 20 in France.  Mrs. Brown is the former 
Eunice Bradnor, 118 W. Holt.  Sgt. Brown is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 
C.M. Brown of Burlington.

Pfc. Charles S. Lingerfelt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lingerfelt of 
Saxapahaw, was wounded in France according to word from the War 
Department.  He was employed by Sellars Mft. Co. in Saxapahaw 
before entering the service in 1940.  He went overseas and participated 
in the invasion of North Africa and Sicily and from there he was sent to 
England.  He was in the invasion of France and was wounded on July 24.  
He is recovering in a hospital in England.

S/Sgt. Thurman A. Vie of Graham has returned from service outside the 
continental U.S. and is now being processed through the Army Air 
Forces Redistribution Station #2 in Miami Beach, Fla.  He is a B-17 
gunner and flew 50 missions during seven months in the North Africa 
theater winning the air Medal and Presidential Unit Citation.  His parents 
are Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Vie and reside at 622 Washington St., Graham.

Nancy Hazel Turner, daughter of W.D. Turner, 807 S. Park Ave., has 
completed her basic training as a WAVE and been assigned to active 
duty as a hospital corpsman at the National Naval Medical Center at 
Bethesda, Md.  She received her initial training at Hunter College, N.Y.  
Prior to entering the service she was employed at McEwen Knitting Co.

Paul E. Davis, Motor Machinist 1st Class, U.S. Coast Guard, has 
completed his 30 day furlough and reported to Charleston, S.C., for 
further assignment.  He entered the Coast Guard on Sept. 4 and was 
sent overseas for 16 months with the amphibious forces.  He participated 
in the Sicilian, Italian, and North Africa and Normandy invasions.  The 
craft on which he serves was lost on the beach in France on D-Day.

Ernest Merriman Cheek, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Cheek of Church 
St., was recently graduated from Midland Army Air Field, Midland, Tx., 
as a bombardier and received his commission as a Second Lt.

Pvt. Ben G. Pitts entered the service on Oct. 20, 1943 and received his
 boot training at Camp Fannin, Tx.  He recently spent a ten day furlough 
here with his wife the former Miss Irene Coleman and two children of Rte. 
3.  He has returned to Fort George Meade, Maryland where he is 
stationed with the infantry.

Pvt. M. Page Stutts entered the Army in November of 1942 and is serving 
with the coast artillery unit at Newport, R.I.

Seaman Warren G. Stutts entered the Merchant Marine in December of 
1943.  Upon completion in training he was sent overseas and recently 
returned to the U.S.

They are the sons of Arthur Clifton Sutts of Mebane and Mrs. Lucy R. 
Stroud, formerly of Raleigh who is now a private in the WACS and received 
training at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.

Pvt. Jack Waddell who has been serving in the Army for the past 17 months
 is now stationed at Camp Edwards, Mass.  He received his basic training 
at this camp and was sent to Camp Davis and Camp Fisher.  Following his 
marriage to the former Pauline Long of Maple Ave., he left for Massachusetts.  
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Waddell and before entering the service 
was connected with the Melville Dairy.  His wife is now making her home
 with her parents.

August 28, 1944

Killed in Action:

In the European Theater:

Pfc. Archie H. Ashworth, Mrs. Zella W. Ashworth, mother, Seagrove

2nd Lt. William L. Blanton, Jr., Mrs. M. Blanton, (no relation shown), 1105 
Watts, Durham

Pfc. Ray Camby, Mrs. Carrie Camby, mother, Lanada(?).

Pfc. Robert Z. Covington, Mrs. Margaret B. Covington, mother, Rte. 1, Rockingham

Pfc. Lloyd Crowder, Louis Crowder, father, Spruce Pine

Pfc. William F. Crump, Mrs. Mary K. Crump, mother, Pineville

Pvt. Clarence F. Davis, Mrs. M. Davis, mother, 107 N. Tiffany Ave., Kinston

Pvt. Landon B. Day, Mrs. Evelyn C. Day, mother, Roxboro

S/Sgt. William R. Deal, Mrs. Effie M. Deal, mother, Franklin

Pvt. J.C. Drake, Will O. Drake, father, Stanfield

S/Sgt. Albert C. Duncan, Mrs. Lillie E. Duncan, mother, Whiteville

S/Sgt. Horace W. Feimster, Jr., Horace W. Feimster, father, Winston-Salem

Pfc. Wilton G. Fussell, Mrs. Maude S. Fussell, mother, 306 Hall St., Tarborn

Pvt. William M. Guyton, Mrs. Mamie H. Guyton, mother, Dublin

Pfc. Jesse L. Haddock, Mrs. Olivera H. Mills, sister, Grimesland

Pvt. Joseph D. Hollifield, T. Hollifield, father, Bostic

Pvt. Dick R. Jenkins, Mrs. Sarah H. Jenkins, (no relation shown), Greensboro

Pvt. Edgar H. King, Mrs. Irene H. King, mother, Littleton

Pvt. David D. Mahon, Mrs. Mattie A. Mahon, mother, Dunn

Pvt. Horace E. Milstead, Charles F. Milstead, father, Taylorsville

Pvt. Henry H. Milton, Mrs. Clara N. Milton, wife, Monroe

Pvt. Raymond V. McPherson, Mrs. C. McPherson, mother, Burlington

Pvt. Edward L. Needham, Mrs. M. Needham, mother, 549 Piedmont St., Reidsville

Pfc. King Ruff, Mrs. Ruby L. Ruff, wife, Mill Spring

Pfc. Arthur Schulken, Henry Schulken, brother, 615 Short St., Rocky Mount

Pfc. Paul D. Smith, Mrs. Margaret D. Smith, wife, 316 Blair St., Thomasville

Pfc. Daniel B. Tilman, Mrs. Lena G. Tilman, mother, 107 West Kime St., Burlington

Pfc. Boyd Vuncannon, Mrs. Addie W. Vuncannon, mother, Star Route, Manchester

Pfc. James E. Weaver, Mrs. Minnie A. Weaver, mother, High Point

Mediterranean Area:

Pvt. William F. Anthony, Jr., Mrs. Lizzie C. Anthony, mother, Statesville

Pvt. Henry F. Burleson, Mrs. Ina C. Burleson, mother, Senia

Sgt. Conley J. Cline, Mrs. Naomi R. Cline, mother, Taylorsville

Pvt. Earl C. Coffey, Mrs. Lean J. Coffey, wife, Hickory

Pfc. Henry C. Coleman, Mrs. Catherine Howard, aunt, 406 Greene Street, High Point

Pvt. Claude H. Cooke, Mrs. Myrtle Cooke, wife, Rte. 2, Wilmington

Pvt. Otis E. Core, Mrs. Mamie Core, mother, Irwin

Pvt. James A. Holden, Mrs. Edith A. Holden, wife, Stoney Fare(?)

2nd Lt. Ralph A. Kelley, Mrs. Nadine L. Kelley, mother, 340 West Blvd., Charlotte

Pfc. Roy C. Melton, William A. Melton, father, Swannanoa

T/5 Everett W. Payseur, Mrs. Annie B. Payseur, mother, Charlotte

Pvt. Clarence B. Pulliam, Mrs. Maggie S. Pulliam, mother, Longhurst

Southwest Pacific Area:

S/Sgt. Howard L. Hammette, Mrs. Ola Hammette, mother, Shelby

Pfc. Howard W. Long, Mrs. Lillie Long, mother, Hazelwood

Pfc. Wilbur L. Spaul, Mrs. Ruth Wells, sister, Highland

T/5 Hobart L. Sutton, Mrs. Edna M. Sutton (no relation stated), 805 W. 
Trade St., Charlotte

Navy Casualties:

Corp. Robert L. Baker, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Lula H. Baker, mother, Charlotte

S2C Jack Lyon Best, USNR, missing, Mr. and Mrs. Albert William Best, 
212 Wright St., Wilmington

Pfc. Rex V. Boyd, USMCR, dead, Mrs. Lessie M. Wagoner, mother, Jonesville

Pfc. Charles F. Clendenin, USMC, wounded, Mrs. Travis G. Clendenin, 
grandmother, Greensboro

G/Sgt. Maurice L. Cook, USMC, dead, Mr. and Mrs. M. Cook, parents, 
517 N. Eugene St., Greensboro

Pfc. James R. Cox, USMCR, dead, Mrs. Elizabeth W. Cox, mother, 
700 State St., High Point

Corp. Oscar L. Cox, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Belle P. Cox, mother, 840 
Bellevue St., Greensboro

Corp. Hubert D. Crotts, USMC, wounded, Mrs. Clara Crotts, mother, 
Siler City

Pfc. Edward P. Cunningham, Jr., USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Carrie D. 
Cunningham, mother, Smithfield

S1C Charles Norman Dowdle, USNR, wounded, Mrs. Margaret Hall 
Dowdle, wife, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lafayette Dowdle, parents, Franklin

Pfc. John H. Ellington, USMC, wounded (previously reported wounded), 
John R. Ellington, father, Graham

Pfc. Ralph E. Faulkner, USMC, wounded, Mrs. Roxie L. Faulkner, mother, 
808 Fayetteville St., Clinton

WO (or WC?) Beaufort Griffin, USMC, wounded, Mrs. Mamie Griffin, 
step-mother, Polkton

1st Lt. Max D. Smith, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Mac D. Smith, wife, 
Zebulon

PM3C Oswald Marvin Sowers, USNR, wounded, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin 
Charlie Sowers, parents, 231 W. 11th St., Salisbury

Baker 3C James William Vance, USNR, wounded, Mrs. Stella Vance, 
mother, Crossmore, Elmer Wellington Vance, father, Ingalls

2nd Lt. Lawson Eugene Perry, Jr., of Graham was killed in an airplane 
crash in England on Aug. 12, his parents were informed by the War 
Department this morning.  Details of the crash were not given, however 
Lt. Perry was in service as a pilot of a C-47 Cargo Plane.  He was 
stationed in England with the 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command.  
He was commissioned and received his pilot’s wings at Randolph Field, 
Texas Dec. 5, 1944 and had been overseas since May of this year. He 
was a graduate of Graham High School and attended State College. 
Prior to entering the service two years ago, he was employed by 
Burlington Mills Corp., and later by Stratford Hosiery Co.  He is survived 
by his parents Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Perry of Marshall St., Graham and 
one sister Evelyn Perry and two brothers Charles and Don, all of Graham.

September 1, 1944

Wounded in Action:

In the Asiatic Area:

T/5 Paul J. Fulk, Mrs. Mary E. Fulk, mother, Rte. 3, Carthage

Sgt. Charles L. Ward, Will Ward, father, Blowing Rock

In the Central Pacific Area:

2nd Lt. Albert H. Andrews, Henry F. Andrews, father, 1502 West 5th, Gastonia

S/Sgt. Arey W. Grady, Mrs. Jeffrey Grady, mother, Warsaw

In the European Area:

S/Sgt. Aubrey J. Alford, Mrs. Alice G. Alford, wife, Rte. 5, Lumberton

T/5 Edward C. Askew, Mrs. Flora Askew, wife, 448 Haywood Rd., Asheville

Pvt. Lee J. Barbee, Mrs. Dallie Mae Barbee, mother, Rte. 1, Midland

Pfc. Steve H. Benson, Mrs. Emily F. Benson, wife, Rockingham

Pvt. Chall Bentley, Mrs. Adda Bentley, mother, Taylorsville

T/4 John T. Berry, Charles W. Berry, father, 230 East 3rd St., Wilmington

Pvt. Thomas J. Blake, Mrs. Tillie K. Blake, mother, Rte. 1, Cary

Pfc. James V. Blanton, Mrs. Rosalee Blanton, wife, Rte. 5, Shelby

Pfc. Grady W. Boles, Mrs. Annie D. Boles, mother, 1508 Long St., High Point

Pvt. Joe McCaton, Mrs. Alma E. McCaton, mother, Grimesland

Pvt. Melvin C. Everhart, Mrs. Sallie V. Everhart, mother, 38 Mill St., Erlanger

Pfc. Charles Forbes, Joe Forbes, father, Newdale

Pfc. Dow W. Hill, Mrs. Aday Hill, mother, Rte. 2, Thomaville

Pfc. Kenneth L. Honeycutt, Mrs. Gatha H. Blackwelder, mother, Mt. Pleasant

Sgt. Frank Johnston, Mrs. Lula M. Johnston, mother, 112 Waynesville 
Avenue, W. Asheville

Pvt. Borden Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth W. Jones, mother, Maysville

1st Lt. Hugh J. Mack, Jr., Mrs. Marie E. Mack, wife, Rte. 3, Shelby

Pfc. Halyard O. Medlin, Mrs. Hazel V. Medlin, wife, 418 Church, Concord

Pvt. Ernest Z. Peacock, Walter D. Peacock, father, Statesville

Pvt. Cletus E. Peeden, Mrs. Cindie C. Peeden, wife, 2107 Georgia St., Greensboro

Pvt. Junior Pierce, George Menaficy, uncle, Enka

Pvt. John L. Rhinehart, Mrs. Cora Rhinehart, wife, Balfour

Sgt. George C. Robinson, Herbert F. Robinson, (no relation given), 603 
Oak St., Burlington

1st Sgt. Donald E. Simpson, Mrs. Nellie F. Simpson, wife, 908 Wilson, Wilson

Pfc. Boyd Smith, Thomas L. Smith, father, Bladenboro

Pfc. Eugene W. Smith, Mrs. Paralee A. Smith, mother, 1922 Fargis 
St., Greensboro

Pvt. J.D. Smith, Mrs. Betty J. Smith, wife, Rte. 1, Alexis

Pvt. Wade Smith, Henry F. Smith, Rte. 1, Whitevilel(?)

Pfc. Jessie H. Stalcup, Mrs. Bessie M. Stalcup, mother, Murphy

Pfc. Robert E. Taylor, Mrs. Martha M. Taylor, mother, Lord

Mediterranean Area:

Pfc. Roy Bess, Charles S. Eldridge, friend, Rte. 1, Faison

Pfc. Murray D. Cratch, Lloyd D. Cratch, brother, Rte. 1, Washington

Pfc. Thomas B. Gibson, Mrs. Nellie D. Gibson, mother, Rte. 3, Canton

Pfc. Mack McKinney, Mrs. Annie E. McKinney, mother, Highlands

Pvt. John E. Morton, Mrs. Dunnie M. Morton, mother, Rte. 2, Jacksonville

Pvt. Steve C. Passaly, Mrs. Thelma M. Passaly, mother, 224 Piedmont 
Courts, Charlotte

In the Southwest Pacific Area:

Pvt. Willard L. Jarrett, Mrs. Eugenie D. Jarrett, mother, 88 Argyle Lane, Asheville

Navy Casualties:

S1C Carlie Ernest Black, USNR, dead, Mr. and Mrs. James Ernest Black, 
parents, 709 Trotter, Thomasville

Pfc. Alonzo Hawley, USMCR, wounded (previously reported wounded on 
casualty report 3-11-44), Alonzo Hawley, father, Dunn

Pfc. Calvin M. Layton, USMCR, wounded, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Layton, 
parents, Lexington

Pvt. Horace B. McCurry, USMCR, wounded, Mrs. Lucy McCurry, mother, 
Dallas, Dewey McCurry, father, Lincolnton

Corp. William H. McPhalter, USMC, wounded, Dan McPhalter, father, Orrum

AR3C Ralph Thomas Robinette, USNR, missing, Mrs. Yvonne Bunn 
Robinette, wife, 221 S. 3rd St., Albemarle, George Robinette, father, 
216 South Street, Albemarle

Sgt. James T. Roof, USMC, dead, Mrs. James T. Roof, wife, 212 East 
Vernon Ave., Kinston

GM2C Milton Parker Weatherford, USNR, dead, Mrs. Catherine Ross 
Weatherford, 815 S. Ellis, Salisbury, Chief Boatswain’s Mate Robert 
Glenn Weatherford, brother 

2nd Lt. Donald A. Williams of Windsor, N.C., serving with the U.S. 8th Air 
Force, has been awarded the Silver Star.  He was commended for his
 “gallantry, skill and determination to fight against great odds”.  He served 
as a co-pilot of a Flying Fortress on a bombing mission over Germany on 
April 13, 1944.  Over the target, an immense barrage of flak heavily 
damaged the B-17.  Enemy fighters made a vicious assault as the plane 
finished its bombing run and a 20 mm. cannon shell exploded in the cockpit, 
mortally wounding the pilot and shattered numerous instruments.  
Demonstrating superb airmanship, Lt. Williams assumed control of the 
crippled bomber and began to employ violent evasive tactics in order to 
out maneuver the fighters, who pressed their attack relentlessly, coming in 
three or four at a time.  With the oxygen system knocked out, he put his 
plane in a steep dive and after shaking off the fighters, headed for the coast 
of Ireland.  He got the crew and plane back safely.

Corp. Clyde H. Ray of  Haw River was killed in action in France on Aug. 1, 
according to a message from the War Department to his wife Mrs. Nellie 
Greeson Ray, formerly of Gibsonville.  Corp. Ray went overseas in February 
of this year, serving with the armored division.  He entered the Army in March 
of 1942 and received boot training at Camp Chaffee, Kansas.  In addition to 
his wife he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Nancy Ray of Haw River; on 
sister Miss Kathryn Ray, also of Haw River; and four brothers—Pfc. 
Crawford M. Ray, Jr., stationed with the Army in England; Haywood and 
Carl Ray of Haw River; and Ben Ray of Burlington.

Pfc. Floyd W. Dale was reported killed in action on July 30 in France.  
He is the son of Mrs. Elmer Dale of High Point and the brother of Howard 
Dale of High Point and Mrs. Lena Hensley of Graham.  Pfc. Dale entered 
the service on Jan. 15, 1943.  His father is a veteran of World War I and is 
buried in the soldier’s plot at Pine Hill Cemetery.

Mr. and Mrs. G.B. Robertson have been notified by the War Department 
that their son Sgt. Uriel Robertson, 20, was killed in action May 19 
somewhere over Germany.  He was previously reported missing on the 
same date. Sgt. Robertson received his training at Keesler Field, Miss., 
Ypsilanti, Mich., Hurlingan, Tx., Tucson, Az., and Alamagordo, N.M.  
He entered the service in January of 1943 and was a Martin Gunner on 
a B24 Liberator Bomber.  He was a graduate of Graham High School 
and was formerly employed at the Fairchild plant.  He is survived by his 
parents Myrtle I. and George Bryant Robertson, three sisters:  Anna 
Mae, Mrs. Fred Riley of the home and Mrs. Willard Foster, Rte. 1, 
Graham; three brothers—Roy E. of Burlington, Lester L., S1C of the 
U.S. Navy stationed somewhere in the south Pacific

Word has been received from the War Department by Mrs. Junius M. 
Greeson of Whitsett that her husband, Pvt. Junius M. Greeson was 
killed in action in France on Aug. 3.  Pvt. Greeson entered the service 
on Jan. 31 and received basic training with the infantry at Camp Walters, 
Texas.  He spent a ten day furlough with his wife, the former Ella Blythe 
and two children in June and again on July 4.  Prior to being sent overseas 
on July 14, he was stationed at Ft. George Meade in Maryland.  He 
arrived in France on July 25.  He is survived by his wife and two children 
who are living with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Blythe in Whitsett 
and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Greesom of Rte. 1, Burlington.  He 
was formerly employed at the Tower Hosiery Company in Burlington.

September 4, 1944

Held as Prisoners of War:

T/Sgt. Oakley A. Anderson, Mrs. Rose L. Anderson, wife, Rte. 4, Ashville

2nd Lt. Ernest A. Beasley, Jr., Mrs. Alan S. Beasley, mother, 407 
Blandwood Avenue, Greensboro

S/Sgt. Russell H. Balden, Claude C. Balden, father, Rte. 2, Reidsville

1st Lt. Archie F. Bridges, Fred M. Bridges, father, 208 Lineberger St., Shelby

T/Sgt. Hamlin R. Cathey, Theodore H. Cathey, father, 1322 W. 6th St., Charlotte

Sgt. Clarence A. Corbin, Mrs. Allie M. Corbin, mother, 25 Cherry St., Asheville

S/Sgt. Ray V. Cupp, Mrs. Cupp, wife, c/o H.C. Barbee, Rte. 1, Jacksonville

Pvt. Grafton D. Curtis, Mrs. Lucy A. Curtis, sister, Randalman

S/Sgt. Joseph C. Flinch, Alonzo B. Flinch, father, Old Fort

S/Sgt. Hamilton B. Harper, Mrs. Minnie C. Harper, mother, 73 Burke St., Winston-Salem

2nd Lt. William C. Hudson, Jr., Mrs. Lottie N. Hudson, mother, 304 Moss St., Wilson

S/Sgt. Earl B. Johnson, Mrs. Minnie Johnson, mother, Rte. 2, Four Oaks

S/Sgt. Jack N. Kimble, Mrs. Martha Erline Kimble, wife, 810 Vail, High Point

Sgt. Ralph H. Little, Mrs. Martha A. Little, mother, Rte. 1, Oakboro

S/Sgt. Henry W. McCorn, Mrs. Bessie W. McCorn, wife, Rowland

S/Sgt. Soldier Sanders, Mrs. Catherine Sanders, wife, c/o Mrs. J.G. 
Sneed, Smokemont

2nd Lt. William J. Sugg, Mrs. Louise M. Sugg, mother, Princeton

S/Sgt. Franklin L. Travis, Mrs. Floy A. Travis, mother, Rte. 2, Newton

S/Sgt. Frank G. Troxler, Mrs. Rachel C. Troxler, wife, Elon College

Sgt. Edward E. Van Horn, Rayfield Van Horn, brother, Rte. 2, Columbia

T/Sgt. Jesse C. Vowell, Mrs. Lulu J. Vowell, wife, 42 N. Main St., Reidsville

S/Sgt. Edmund F. Ward, Jr., Edmund F. Ward, father, Smithfield

September 5, 1944

Word has been received that Pvt. Connie Lee Faust was killed in action in 
France on June 28.  He entered the service on Oct. 19, 1942 and received 
basic training at Camp Atterbury, Ind., and Camp Breckenridge, Ky.  He is 
survived by his wife, the former Leone Tickle, one son, Connie Lee, Jr., and 
his mother, Mrs. Annie Lee and three brothers, all of Burlington.

Sgt. William Harvey Bryant, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Bryant, Rte. 2, Elon 
College, died from wounds received in France on Aug. 1, the War Department 
has notified his parents.  He entered the Army in January of 1943 and trained 
at Camp Croft, S.C., before going to England to await the invasion of France.  
He is survived by his parents, three sisters and six brothers, all of the home.

Word has been received here by the War Department to Mrs. Beulah C. 
Thomas of Rte. 3, Burlington, that her husband, Pvt. Cecil J. Thomas, died 
July 8 from wounds received in France on July 6.  He went into the service 
in October of 1942 and took his basic training at Camp Atterbury, Ind., and 
Camp Breckenridge, Ky., before going overseas in April of this year.  He was 
formerly employed in the Reed Shop of Piedmont Heights Division of 
Burlington Mills Corp.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah C. Thomas 
and one son, Cecil Eugene and one sister Adell and mother Mrs. Nannie 
C. Thomas of Rte. 3, Burlington.

Sgt. Robert E. Warlick, Signal Corps, Special Services Division of the 
Fifth Army, has been awarded the Legion of Merit Medal from General 
Mark Clark for exceptional meritorious conduct in the performance of 
outstanding service from Aug. 10, 1943 to Feb. 8, 1944.  As Chief 
Projectionist and non commissioned officer in charge of all film distribution 
and repair, he displayed efficiency and ingenuity in creating and 
expanding the motion picture facilities of the Fifth Army.  By his 
resourcefulness and devotion to duty, he overcame many obstacles in the 
early stages of the Italian campaign and was the first to show films to the 
combat troops in Italy.  The success of the Special Services Section of 
the Fifth Army was largely due to the untiring efforts and technical ability 
of Sgt. Warlick.  He entered the service on June 8, 1942 and is the 
husband of the former Eva Mae Haddock.

After being hospitalized in England, Pvt. Morrison Woodrow Isley is now 
stationed in France.  He is the son of Mrs. Tom Isley and the late Mr. 
Isley and the husband of the former Clara Hurst.  He entered the service in 
March of 1943 and was stationed at Camp Claiborne, La., prior to going 
overseas in July of 1943 with the Engineers.

Pfc. Herbert Goodman of this city was wounded in action on Aug. 2 in 
France, according to information received from the War Department by 
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Goodman.  He entered the service in 
March of 1943 and was trained in heavy artillery in Texas and at Ft. 
Knox, Ky.  He was sent overseas to England the first of the year and 
took part in the invasion of France.  Before entering the service he was 
employed at the Har River Mill.

Lt. F.C. Phillips entered the service in June of 1943 and is now overseas 
in North Africa where he has been since July of 1944.  He is the son of 
Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Phillips of Church St. and was stationed at Ft. 
McLennan and Miami, Fl.  He is now in the Army Air Force, having 
transferred from the infantry.

Woodrow W. Walker, USNR of Indiana University School of Dentistry is 
spending a 16 day furlough with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J.B. Walker, 
Fountain Place.  He entered the Navy V-12 in July of 1943 and completed 
his basic training at Duke University and Norfolk Naval Hospital.  He has 
since been transferred to the Dental Corps., in Indiana at Bloomington 
as a dental cadet.

James Roy McGowan, S2C, husband of Mrs. Clara Mae and father of Jo 
Ann McGowan, is stationed on one of the Hawaiian Islands.  He received 
training at Camp Peary, Va., after entering the service on April 4.

Pvt. James T. Gates returned to camp after spending a 15 day furlough 
with his wife, Mrs. Homerzelle Gates, 400 Hall Avenue.  He is now 
stationed at Camp Ross, Wilmington, Ca.

Charles Lane, S1C, husband of the former Lois Henderson, entered the 
service October 5, 1943 and received basic training at Camp Bainbridge, 
Md.  He has been on sea duty since February.  His wife and son reside 
near Burlington.

Pvt. L.C.P. Whittle, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.P. Whittle, has returned to 
camp after spending a 14 day furlough with his parents and wife, the 
former Golda Fogelman, and son.  He attended I.T.C. School at Camp 
Blanding, Fla., and since returning has been attached to an M.P. Company 
at Ft. Barrancas, Fl.

Lester C. Robertson, S1C, son of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Robertson, 
entered the U.S. navy in May of 1943.  He received basic training at Camp 
Bainbridge, Md., and is now somewhere in the south Pacific.

Seaman Worth Wrightenberry, Jr., has returned to duty as a gunner in the 
U.S. Navy Armed Guard after a 23 day furlough with his parents here and a 
stay at a rest camp in Florida.  He returned to this country early in July 
after a trip which included a stop at Cherbourg, France shortly after the Allied 
invasion.  Only 19 years of age, he has been in the Navy 9 months.

Corp. Sam W. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Jones of Gibsonville, was 
recently home on furlough from Camp Phillips, Kansas.  He was then 
transferred to Ft. Benning, Ga.  Prior to being transferred to the infantry, 
he was with the Coastal Artillery.

Erwin Tillman of the U.S. Navy was promoted from Fireman Second Class 
to Fireman First Class on Aug. 1.  He has been in the Navy for the past 
year and received boot training at Camp Bainbridge, Md.  He attended 
school in Norfolk Training Base for three months and was assigned to sea 
duty in February and saw action in the Atlantic as a torpedo man.  He 
was given the rating of Fireman Second Class when he was sent to the 
South Pacific.  His wife and daughter live on Ruffin St.  He is the son of 
R.D. Tillman and the late Mrs. Minnie Wall Tillman of Rte. 5

Mrs. Muriel S. Teague has received word that her husband, Lt. Giles L. 
Teague, has been awarded the Air Medal at his Flying Fortress base in 
England.  He entered the service in November of 1942 and was sent 
overseas in June.  He graduated from the Army Air Base at Marianna, 
Fl., on Oct. 1, 1943 and was commissioned a 2nd Lt.  He is the pilot of 
a B-17 and the son of Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Teague, Rte. 1, Graham

Sgt. Parker C. Bason, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bason, who is stationed 
at Gore(?) Field, Great Falls, Montana, was recently promoted following
his return to his field August 3.  He entered the service in July of 1942 
and was formerly employed at Burlington Dying and Finishing Mills.

Mrs. Agnes Phillips has received word that her husband Corp. Paul 
Frank Phillips was in the invasion of southern France.  He has been 
overseas for the past 15 months, participating in the Sicilian and Italian 
campaigns.

For exemplary conduct in combat, Corp. Milford E. Sutton has been 
awarded the Army’s newest award for infantrymen, the Combat Infantryman’s 
Badge.  He is the brother of A.H. Sutton, 308 Rolling Road and is now 
serving as a mechanic in an infantry regiment on active duty in the 
southwest Pacific.

W. O.(or C.?) Frank E. Copeland, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Copeland, 
Hopedale Road, has arrived at his overseas post, according to a cablegram
received by his parents this week.

Pvt. Corn V. Ames, who is stationed at the Third Training Center of the 
WAC at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., has been assigned to Langley Field, Va.

For his contribution to the overseas European Air Offensive, Corp. 
Morris T. Carden, 610 Tucker St., has been presented with a Battle 
Participation Star.  He is a mechanic in the Ninth Air Force A-20 
“Havoo” Light Bomber Group.  Prior to entering the Army in November 
of 1942, he was employed by the Hornes Dry Cleaners.  His wife, Mrs. 
Rotha Carden, resides at Rte. 5, Burlington.

Lt. Henry W. Long, son of Mrs. John P. Long of Rte. 1, Graham, recently 
arrived at the Big Spring Bombardier School, Texas, and has been 
assigned to duty as a pilot with the Department of Training.  He was 
commissioned a lieutenant in Dec. of 1942 at Lubbock, Tx.

Corp. Paul Sparks of this city and Pvt. William Sparks of Gaffney, S.C. 
recently met in Rome for the first time in about three years.  Corporal 
Sparks has been overseas since July 31, 1942 and Private Sparks 
since July of this year.  Corporal Sparks trained at Ft. Bragg and Camp 
Blanding, Fl., and William at Camp Blanding, Fl., and at Ft. Meade, 
Maryland.  Corporal Sparks’ wife, the former Thelma Hardy, resides in 
this city.

Pfc. Edward L. Hester, a former employee of May, McEwen, Kaiser Co., 
is now serving overseas with an Ordnance Base Depot Company.  He is 
married to the former Louise Pace(?) Poe(?).  He entered the Army on 
July 8, 1942 and was assigned to his present unit then located at Camp 
Gordon, Ga.  He went overseas in October of 1943.  Before going 
overseas he attended the technical training at Camp Runnells, Tx.  
He has seen service on several islands in the south and southwest Pacific.

Thomas E. Wright of Elon College, radio operator on an 8th Air Force 
B-17 Flying Fortress, has been awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to his 
Air Medal—equal to another award of the medal.  The award was for 
“meritorious achievement” during bombing attacks on Nazi war 
industries and on military targets in France in support of Allied ground 
forces.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T.S. Wright and entered the Army 
Air Force in November of 1942.

Corp. John D. Michael, son of J.A. Michael, is now serving as a parachute 
rigger in the European theater of operations.  He entered the service in 
January of 1943.  His wife is Mrs. Grace A. Michael and lives at 15 Jones St.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gerringer of Elon College have received word that 
their son Pfc. Counsel Gerringer was wounded in action in New Guinea 
on Aug. 5.  He received his boot training at Ft. Jackson, S.C. and Camp 
Pickett, Va.  He was awarded the Purple Heart.  Prior to entering the 
service he was employed at Burlington Mills.

Corp. Jesse G. Faucette of Mebane is now completing his second year 
of overseas duty as a radio maintenance mechanic with the heavy 
bombardment group in the southwest Pacific.  He left the U.S. for 
service at Guadalcanal in November of 1942 and since that time has 
been decorated with the Good Conduct Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific 
Campaign Ribbon for four battle stars.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 
J.W. Faucette.

Corp. Graydon Isaacs, son of Mrs. Eveline Isaacs, has recently been 
promoted to his present rank at Galvaston, Texas Army Air Field.  Prior 
to entering the Army he was employed at Burlington Mills.  His wife is 
Mrs. Lola Isaacs, who lives at 305 Flanner St.  he is serving as an armorer 
at Galveston Field.

For exemplary conduct in combat, Pvt. Harlan Thompson of Snow 
Camp has been presented with the Army’s newest award for infantrymen, 
the Combat Infantry Badge.  He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Thompson 
and since starting his tour of service overseas on May 25, 1942, has been 
stationed at New Zealand, Fiji, and Guadalcanal.

Pvt. James W. Montgomery, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Montgomery, 
was seriously wounded in action in France on July 31.  He has been 
awarded the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster and is now in a hospital 
in England.

Tech. Sgt. Lloyd J. Buff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Buff of Erland has 
been awarded a second Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal somewhere 
in Italy.  He has been in the Army since Nov. 28, 1942 and received his 
basic training at Scott Field, Illinois.

Sgt. Grover C. Coble is now stationed somewhere in France with the 
General Hospital.  He entered the Army in July of 1942 and received 
boot training at Camp Grant, Illinois.  He was then transferred to Camp 
Carson until being sent overseas in January.  Since being overseas he 
has been in the hospital for eight weeks undergoing a major operation.  
He is the son of Haywood Coble of Cameron St.

2nd lt. Samuel T. Woodson, a future pilot in the P-51 Mustang Fighter
Group has been awarded the Air Medal for “meritorious achievement in 
aerial flight”.  He has been overseas since June and flew his first 
combat mission on July 6.  He was awarded his pilot’s wings on Jan. 
4, 1944 after completing advanced training at Eagle Pass, Texas.  He
is assigned to a veteran fighter group which has participated in every 
major aerial operation in the Mediterranean theater and which has 
been awarded two distinguished unit citations.  He is the son of Mrs. 
Sophia Woodson and has served in the Army Air Force since Aug. 10, 1942.

Pvt. Richard Crawley entered the service in February and received 
boot training at Camp Blanding, Fla.  His wife, the former Alma 
Walsh and two children are residing in Wilkesboro.  He was formerly 
employed at the Altamahaw Mill Hosiery.

Charles Crawley of the Merchant Marine entered the service in July 
of 1943 and is now on sea duty.  He was formerly employed at the 
Fairchild plant.

Lowell Crowley, S2C, entered the service in February and is now on 
duty in the Pacific. He was formerly employed at Glenn L. Martin, 
Baltimore, Md.

All three boys are the sons of Mrs. Maxine Crowley, Rte. 4, Burlington.





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